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Jul 29, 2025
UnitedHealth Group’s Restored 2025 Outlook Falls Below Consensus Estimates
Image Source: TradingView. The new outlook for UnitedHealth Group reflects higher realized and anticipated care trends, but the insurance giant expects to return to earnings growth in 2026. UnitedHealth is contending with rising costs and an investigation from the DOJ related to its Medicare business. We expect to lower our fair value estimate of UnitedHealth Group upon its next update, but we continue to include shares in the newsletter portfolios.
Jul 29, 2025
Waste Management Grows Adjusted Operating EBITDA Double Digits in Second Quarter
Image Source: TradingView. Through the first six months of the year, Waste Management generated $2.75 billion of net cash provided by operating activities, with free cash flow for the first half of the year coming in at $1.29 billion. Looking to all of 2025, management affirmed its adjusted operating EBITDA guidance midpoint of $7.55 billion, while it raised its free cash flow guidance by $125 million, to the range of $2.8-$2.9 billion. Total company revenue is targeted in the range of $25.275-$25.475 billion for the full year, with an adjusted operating EBITDA margin now expected in the range of 29.6%-29.9%, a modest increase from prior guidance. Waste Management is on track to achieve the upper end of its targeted synergies related to WM Health Solutions of $80-$100 million in 2025. We like Waste Management, but don’t include shares in any newsletter portfolio.
Jul 29, 2025
IBM Expects to Generate $13.5+ Billion in Free Cash Flow in 2025
Image Source: TradingView. Year-to-date, IBM’s net cash from operating activities was $6.1 billion, with free cash flow coming in at $4.8 billion. IBM ended the second quarter with $15.5 billion of cash and marketable securities against debt, including IBM Financing debt of $11.7 billion, of $64.2 billion, up $9.2 billion year to date. Looking to full year 2025 expectations, IBM continues to expect constant currency revenue growth of at least 5%, and the firm now expects to generate more than $13.5 billion in free cash flow for the full year. We like IBM’s focus on free cash flow, but we don’t include shares in any newsletter portfolio.
Jul 25, 2025
Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of July 25
Let's take a look at firms raising/lowering their dividends this week.
Jul 24, 2025
Chipotle Now Expects Flat Comps for 2025
Image Source: Valuentum. Looking to 2025, Chipotle now expects flat full year comparable restaurant sales (was low to mid-single digits) and plans to open 315-345 new company-owned restaurants with over 80% having a Chipotlane. We like Chipotle’s long-term restaurant growth potential and believe its negative comps registered in the second quarter are temporary. Shares remain an idea in the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio.
Jul 24, 2025
Alphabet Puts Up Excellent Second Quarter Results
Image Source: TradingView. In Alphabet’s second quarter, total operating income increased 14%, as its operating margin came in at 32.4% benefiting from strength in the top line and “continued efficiencies in the expense base." Net income increased to $28.2 billion, up from $23.6 billion in the same quarter of 2024, while diluted earnings per share increased to $2.31 from $1.89 in the year-ago period. Alphabet ended the quarter with $95.1 billion in total cash and marketable securities and long-term debt of $23.6 billion. Through the first six months of the year, free cash flow was $24.3 billion. We like Alphabet as one of the top ideas in the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio.
Jul 23, 2025
NextEra Energy’s Outlook for the Next Few Years Looks Solid
Image Source: NextEra Energy. NextEra’s long-term outlook remains unchanged. For 2025, NextEra Energy expects adjusted earnings per share to be in the range of $3.45-$3.70. For 2026 and 2027, NextEra expects adjusted earnings per share to be in the ranges of $3.63-$4.00 and $3.85-$4.32, respectively. The company also expects to increase its dividends per share at a roughly 10% rate per year through at least 2026, off a 2024 base. We continue to like NextEra Energy as our utility exposure and think it makes sense as a key position in the ESG Newsletter portfolio.
Jul 23, 2025
Philip Morris’ Smoke-Free Portfolio Continues to Gain Traction
Image Source: TradingView. Looking to 2025, Philip Morris is targeting reported diluted earnings per share in the range of $7.24-$7.37 versus $4.52 last year. Adjusted diluted earnings per share is expected in the range of $7.43-$7.56 versus $6.57 last year. Adjusted diluted earnings per share, excluding currency, is budgeted in the range of $7.33-$7.46 versus $6.57 last year. In the second quarter, Philip Morris’ smoke-free business accounted for 41% of total net revenue, as it continues to benefit in part from rampant ZYN adoption. In the U.S., “ZYN reaccelerated its offtake growth to approximately 36% in June, and 26% in Q2 overall as measured by Nielsen." We continue to like Philip Morris’ smoke-free business and have no qualms with it as a idea in the High Yield Dividend Newsletter portfolio.
Jul 23, 2025
Lockheed Martin Announces Program Losses
Image Source: TradingView. Looking to 2025, Lockheed Martin reiterated its sales guidance in the range of $73.75-$74.75 billion, but it cut its business segment operating profit expectations for the year to the range of $6.6-$6.7 billion from $8.1-$8.2 billion. Diluted earnings per share for 2025 is now expected in the range of $21.70-$22.00, down from the range of $27.00-$27.30 previously. Lockheed maintained its cash flow from operations guidance for 2025 in the range of $8.5-$8.7 billion. It also maintained its free cash flow guidance for the year in the range of $6.6-$6.8 billion. We didn’t like the announced pre-tax losses on programs but were encouraged that Lockheed stuck with its annual free cash flow outlook. Lockheed Martin remains an idea in the Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio.
Jul 23, 2025
Domino’s Same Store Sales Growth Beats Expectations
Image Source: Domino's. During the quarter, Domino’s global net store growth was 178, consisting of 30 net store openings in the U.S. and 148 net store openings internationally. Net income in the quarter declined 7.7%, but this was primarily due to an unfavorable charge of $27.4 million associated with the company’s investment in DPC Dash Ltd and a higher effective tax rate. Diluted earnings per share was $3.81 in the second quarter, down from $4.03 in the second quarter of 2024. Net cash provided by operating activities was $366.9 million in the first half of 2025, up from $274.2 million, and free cash flow was $331.7 million in the first half of 2025, compared to $230.5 million in the first half of 2024. We continue to like Domino’s as an idea in the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio.


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